Lara Webster

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Kenya

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I was lucky enough to first visit Africa in 2013 when I stayed in a private game reserve at the foot of the Waterberg Mountains in South Africa. As well as being fascinated by the intoxicating new sights, sounds and smells that hit me, quite literally as I stepped off the plane, I fell in love with the wild sleep-outs, close encounters with wildlife and incomparable warmth of the guides and teams who accompanied us.

These memories were formative for my love of this beautiful continent. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to return and explore areas across Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. From epic New Year’s thunderstorms in Pafuri to falling asleep to the sounds of hyenas challenging lions for their spoils in South Luangwa, I’ve found there is nothing quite like feeling totally off-grid in the African wilderness, a land where nature thrives.

Through these travels, my love for Africa eventually led to an opportunity to join Expert Africa in early 2020 as an assistant East Africa specialist – just in time for the pandemic! I thoroughly enjoyed helping to craft tailor-made African adventures but, while waiting for the pandemic to pass, took a break from the travel industry to spend time working as a content writer. In 2023, I took an opportunity to rejoin the travel industry with a conservation-focused travel company where I designed itineraries and assisted travellers with their plans across sub-Saharan Africa.

I loved delving into a wide range of areas with these itineraries – from planning surprise engagement trips in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and at Kenya’s iconic Giraffe Manor to first-time family safaris to the world-renowned Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. Returning to Expert Africa’s East Africa team, I’m delighted to continue planning adventures to this beautiful part of the world.